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Novel derivative of harmony search algorithm for discrete design variables
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This study proposes a novel derivative for discrete design variables based on a harmony search algorithm and shows how this new stochastic derivative works in the bench-mark function and fluid-transport network design.About:
This article is published in Applied Mathematics and Computation.The article was published on 2008-05-15. It has received 280 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Combinatorial optimization & Harmony search.read more
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Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization: An optimization method for continuous non-linear large scale problems
TL;DR: An efficient optimization method called 'Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization (TLBO)' is proposed in this paper for large scale non-linear optimization problems for finding the global solutions.
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Power Loss Minimization in Distribution System Using Network Reconfiguration in the Presence of Distributed Generation
TL;DR: In this paper, a meta heuristic Harmony Search Algorithm (HSA) is used to simultaneously reconfigure and identify the optimal locations for installation of DG units in a distribution network.
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Optimal Network Reconfiguration of Large-Scale Distribution System Using Harmony Search Algorithm
TL;DR: A harmony search algorithm (HSA) is proposed to solve the network reconfiguration problem to get optimal switching combination in the network which results in minimum loss and is observed that the proposed method performed well compared to the other methods in terms of the quality of solution.
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A self-adaptive global best harmony search algorithm for continuous optimization problems
TL;DR: In the proposed SGHS algorithm, a new improvisation scheme is developed so that the good information captured in the current global best solution can be well utilized to generate new harmonies.
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Survey A survey on applications of the harmony search algorithm
Diana Manjarres,Itziar Landa-Torres,Sergio Gil-Lopez,J. Del Ser,Miren Nekane Bilbao,Sancho Salcedo-Sanz,Zong Woo Geem +6 more
TL;DR: This paper thoroughly reviews and analyzes the main characteristics and application portfolio of the so-called Harmony Search algorithm, a meta-heuristic approach that has been shown to achieve excellent results in a wide range of optimization problems.
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A New Heuristic Optimization Algorithm: Harmony Search
TL;DR: A new heuristic algorithm, mimicking the improvisation of music players, has been developed and named Harmony Search (HS), which is illustrated with a traveling salesman problem (TSP), a specific academic optimization problem, and a least-cost pipe network design problem.
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An improved harmony search algorithm for solving optimization problems
TL;DR: The impacts of constant parameters on harmony search algorithm are discussed and a strategy for tuning these parameters is presented and the proposed algorithm can find better solutions when compared to HS and other heuristic or deterministic methods.
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A new meta-heuristic algorithm for continuous engineering optimization: harmony search theory and practice
Kang-Seok Lee,Zong Woo Geem +1 more
TL;DR: A new harmony search (HS) meta-heuristic algorithm-based approach for engineering optimization problems with continuous design variables conceptualized using the musical process of searching for a perfect state of harmony using a stochastic random search instead of a gradient search.
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Optimal Design of Water Distribution Networks Using Harmony Search
TL;DR: In this article, a cost minimization model for the design of water distribution networks is presented, which uses a recently developed harmony search optimization algorithm while satisfying all the design constraints, including pipe diameters in a water distribution network.
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Combined heat and power economic dispatch by harmony search algorithm
TL;DR: Numerical results reveal that the proposed harmony search (HS) algorithm can find better solutions when compared to conventional methods and is an efficient search algorithm for CHPED problem.
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